The Fighting Seabees (1944)

01/27/1944 (US) • 1h 40m

Drama, Action, War

The thrilling story of America's supermen!

Overview

Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.

Top Billed Cast

John Wayne

Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan

Susan Hayward

Constance Chesley

Dennis O'Keefe

Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow

William Frawley

Eddie Powers

Leonid Kinskey

Johnny Novasky

J.M. Kerrigan

Sawyer Collins

Grant Withers

Whanger Spreckles

Paul Fix

Ding Jacobs

Ben Welden

Yump Lumkin


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,500,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

world war ii

u.s. navy

pacific island

construction worker

seabees

battalion

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